Festool Woodworking Contest

River run walnut serving board

I am an 18-year-old woodworker learning skills I hope to use throughout my life. I started woodworking by making and selling pens, then moved on to single-board cutting boards. This piece is a walnut and blue epoxy river serving board measuring 24" × 11". It is my largest epoxy project to date. I've since purchased several small walnut and olive wood slabs for coffee tables and plan to continue building my skills with the goal of creating a full-size river dining table.

by Charles Graves

Cedar cookie

Im 16 I started woodworking 4 years ago I made this from a cedar tree I found it cut it with a large sthil saw, dried it and put it on my flattening table, cleaned out the rot and filled the voids with epoxy with a black metallic epoxy pigment, and made the table base from live edge cedar, jointed them with a notch going thru halfway on each piece of wood, the base was notched with the table saw and the router, Added C channels ,sanded it stained it and sprayed on a hard durable finish with a HVLP gun( https://borealtimber.store/

by Boreal Northern Timber

Japanese style wedge locking toolbox

Toolbox was made from salvaged Honduran mahogany. All joinery was done by hand including half blind dovetails and through tenons. Toolbox was made in Ireland, and came back to Canada with me as carry on luggage.

by Keiran Crouch

Dresser

Dresser built out of solid walnut with solid walnut dovetail drawer boxes. Built August 16,2026 For my daughter.

by Dylan Mielke

Be My Guest

The homeowner provided a very specific vision for how she wanted the space to look, while continuing to live in the home throughout the renovation. We converted the existing fireplace to natural gas and created a smooth-finished surround. The feature wall required careful measuring and layout to compensate for the waviness of the existing wall and keep the finished lines clean and consistent. The floating white oak shelves were another challenge. They needed to appear truly floating, with no visible fasteners or hardware. We experimented with several finishes trying to match the white oak veneer to the luxury vinyl plank flooring. In the end, the simplest solution was the best: a clear, water-based urethane that allowed the natural character of the oak to remain visible. I was the lead carpenter on the project and am particularly proud of how the framing, layout and finish details came together, with the support of my hand-picked team of professional trades.

by Dan Robinson

Walnut and epoxy blackjack table

Im a 18 year old woodworker and made a custom blackjack table made from live edge walnut and green epoxy with real casino items cast inside. The fluted walnut base matches the curves of the top, while storage in the base holds chips, cards, and everything needed to play. This beast took a full month to build from start to finish.

by Evan Sklar

Custom Wall Unit

This custom built wall unit is 16 feet in length and 9 feet in height. It encompasses a Sony 80" LCD TV and a Napolean Gas Fireplace. It has a Single Malt Scotch Bar, book shelves and storage below on both sides. It is custom spray painted with Benjamin Moore Scuff X Midnight Blue paint.

by Total Reno & Design Inc.

Custom Oak Wine Cellar

A homeowner came to me with the idea of removing his unused under stair storage and turn it into a place to show off his wine collection. He let me have free reins of the overall design and wanted something he could be proud of. Then came lots of thinking, & planning. Every piece is custom made with solid oak and oak veneer. We did integrated lighting, custom glass and Dietra heat duo under the tile to create a thermal break. I think we delivered.

by Sean Jeziorski

Black Walnut Box Joint Toy Chest

I built this back in 2021. I dressed all of the black walnut and made a jig for the box joints. I coopered the lid, the same technique they used to use to make barrels. I think it took 16 pieces to make the radius it I remeber correctly. I used dominos to join the walls to the base, the only fasteners used were on the hardware. This box is held together with good old fashion joinery.

by Michael Holmes

Entry way bench

I built this peice during the 2026 skills Canada national competition, the peice is made out of walnut and cherry. It features hidden mortise and tenons, through dowels and two half blind dove tails. Was able to build this peace in 10 1/2 hours and it ended up winning me a gold medal making me the first person in my province to ever when it. I did this all at the age of 18

by Camden Morrell

18' Cedar Strip Canoe

Made a canoe over the course of a few years.Milled the cedar strips myself. Steam bent spanish cedar stems. Sapele gunwhales and purple heart bow and stern caps. Its rocking a sweet paintjob from my talented wife and though its not shown, there is a silhouetted forest with milky way sky along the sides and waterline so it looks different on the water. Its been through miles of backcountry portages and still remains one of the coolest things ive made.

by Anchor Construction

Hand-made Side Table

I made this little beauty while doing my apprenticeship many moons ago. It was made entirely by hand, no power tools. Hand saws, planes, and chisels. The dovetails aren't perfect but I was pretty pleased for doing it by hand. This took significantly longer than I had anticipated lol. Plans and inspiration came from a book called "Made by Hand". I was introduced to the beautiful furniture building of Tommy Mac and thought "I can do better". Well, as it turns out, I cannot do better. But I tried!

by Ian MacFayden

A place for your magazines and wine

This was an after work project for a friend. Made out of white oak, the frame utilized festool dominos as the main joinery method to make this last a lifetime. The wine storage slats were fluted on a table saw. I think it took about 5 times to get that fluting profile just how i wanted it. it was finished with osmo polyx raw

by Jordan Bails

Heavy detailed feature wall with a double-sided hidden door

We were operation on fumes at the time and I took on this project on one promise to myself - “I can do it” This wall was designed to incorporate intentional 3/8” gap. The reveal is incorporated around the whole perimeter, on the slat wall and between the oak panels. The door was custom built on site to match the 7 1/2” wall thickness. The front incorporates 2 breaks in the wall pattern that hides a door pull. The inside matches that with an extra break that allows for the door swing. The TV niche is mitre folded allowing for the tv to sit as flat against the wall as possible. Everything stained with black ink and matte finish. Framing portion was perhaps the most challenging. The TV niche, stone niche, the fireplace opening and the electrical had to be placed with a 100% precision at the rough stage. Materials used: 2x6 framing material Red oak veneer plywood 1x1 poplar Tools used: DeWalt DWS 780 Mitre saw Makita MAK-SP6000X1 Track Saw 18 and 16 GA nail guns

by Fortitude Carpentry

Custom Interior Work

- Milled jamb recievers to allow your jamb rip to be cut shy and allow your casings to sit flat. - Painter stick detail. - Interior railing made from stock pine. Trims made with a router (finger groove and nosings) and caps made with a 5 degree bevel on edge with a tablesaw. - Decorative timber bracket. - Ceiling detail with live edge by using a jointer and matching mitre lengths. - Pencil nosing trim detail. - 2 different methods of getting a radius casing. - Flat arch openjng detail out of MDF. - Marble window sill.

by WARREN HOMES

Two-Level Cedar Deck — Structure to Finish

What started as a resurfacing turned into a full rebuild when we opened it up: a split joist, a water-rotted beam section, and decayed post supports. Rather than build over the problems, we replaced the failed structure — new footing, corrected support beam, and joist replacement — so the finished deck sits on solid, level framing that will last. From there: premium knotty cedar decking across both levels, an L-shaped upper platform worked around the existing staircase, and fully rebuilt front and back steps. Finished with a single coat of penetrating transparent sealer — one coat bonds into the cedar for better penetration and longevity, where a second film coat tends to peel over time. Every board, every angle cut, and every transition was done with attention to level, structure, and clean finished edges. Built to be lived on, and built to last. Cedar. Pressure-treated structure. No shortcuts.

by Jorge Morales

Entry way organizer

Designed specifically to the home owners requirements.

by Bill DeVaughn